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AAMI CREMATORY & CEMETERY
OPERATIONS Questions and Answers
It is believed that the first cremation occurred during the Ans:
Stone Age
The concept of the disembodied souls which through the
ceremonies by the living is liberated from the body to then enter
into the spiritual life is credited to Ans: Ancient Scandinavians
The end of the acceptance of cremation due to a belief that the
body was sacred is attributed to Ans: Constantine
The reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber Ans:
Cremation
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A structure , room or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains Ans:
Columbarium
The result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone
fragments by intense heat Ans: Cremated remains
A furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies Ans:
Crematory
The burning chamber in a crematory Ans: Retort
The art of placing cremains in an urn ,, niche or grave Ans:
Inurnment
A recess or space in a columbarium , used for the permanent
placing of cremated remains Ans: Niche
In early Greece, creation became aligned with valor, patriotism and
military glory. Ans: True
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Ancient Scandinavians believed cremation was protection from
animals Ans: False
Cremation did not become popular in Rome until well after the
birth of Christ Ans: False
Cremation was rare and even considered a pagan ritual by the
Christians Ans: True
The first cremation performed in the united states after the
revolutionary war was colonel Henry Laurens Ans: True
Cremation in England and the United States was started as a result
of limited area for burial Ans: False
The cremation association of north America was formed in 1913
to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of
dealing with a dead human body Ans: True
A pile of wood on which the deceased is placed for cremation is
called a bier Ans: False
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AAMI CREMATORY & CEMETERY
OPERATIONS Questions and Answers
It is believed that the first cremation occurred during the Ans:
Stone Age
The concept of the disembodied souls which through the
ceremonies by the living is liberated from the body to then enter
into the spiritual life is credited to Ans: Ancient Scandinavians
The end of the acceptance of cremation due to a belief that the
body was sacred is attributed to Ans: Constantine
The reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber Ans:
Cremation
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A structure , room or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains Ans:
Columbarium
The result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone
fragments by intense heat Ans: Cremated remains
A furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies Ans:
Crematory
The burning chamber in a crematory Ans: Retort
The art of placing cremains in an urn ,, niche or grave Ans:
Inurnment
A recess or space in a columbarium , used for the permanent
placing of cremated remains Ans: Niche
In early Greece, creation became aligned with valor, patriotism and
military glory. Ans: True
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Ancient Scandinavians believed cremation was protection from
animals Ans: False
Cremation did not become popular in Rome until well after the
birth of Christ Ans: False
Cremation was rare and even considered a pagan ritual by the
Christians Ans: True
The first cremation performed in the united states after the
revolutionary war was colonel Henry Laurens Ans: True
Cremation in England and the United States was started as a result
of limited area for burial Ans: False
The cremation association of north America was formed in 1913
to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of
dealing with a dead human body Ans: True
A pile of wood on which the deceased is placed for cremation is
called a bier Ans: False
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